There are 20 million Americans between 55 and 60. Nearly 1 million are unemployed, according to the Labor Department. Many more lack health coverage, suggests the Census Bureau’s new report on income, poverty and health insurance. Thanks to the lousy economy, the whole group is at higher risk for long-term health problems and earlier death, suggests new research from Wellesley College. Wellesley economist Phillip B. Levine and colleagues mashed mortality and employment data […]
There are 20 million Americans between 55 and 60. Nearly 1 million are unemployed, according to the Labor Department. Many more lack health coverage, suggests the Census Bureau’s new report on income, poverty and health insurance. Thanks to the lousy economy, the whole group is at higher risk for long-term health problems and earlier death, suggests new research from Wellesley College. Wellesley economist Phillip B. Levine and colleagues mashed mortality and employment data […]
It happened last year as well. On May 27, 2011, Circuit Court Judge Maryann Sumi rescinded Scott Walker’s bill. In a 33-page decision, she ruled Republican lawmakers violated Wisconsin’s open meetings law. On March 18, she placed it on temporary hold. Victory was short-lived. Republican lawmakers immediately appealed to Wisconsin’s Supreme Court. They urged a […]
It happened last year as well. On May 27, 2011, Circuit Court Judge Maryann Sumi rescinded Scott Walker’s bill. In a 33-page decision, she ruled Republican lawmakers violated Wisconsin’s open meetings law. On March 18, she placed it on temporary hold. Victory was short-lived. Republican lawmakers immediately appealed to Wisconsin’s Supreme Court. They urged a […]
Medicare and Medicaid, which provide medical coverage for seniors, the poor and the disabled, together make up nearly a quarter of all federal spending. With total Medicare spending projected to cost $7.7 trillion over the next 10 years, there is consensus that changes are in order. But what those changes should entail has, of course, been one of the hot-button issues of the […]
Medicare and Medicaid, which provide medical coverage for seniors, the poor and the disabled, together make up nearly a quarter of all federal spending. With total Medicare spending projected to cost $7.7 trillion over the next 10 years, there is consensus that changes are in order. But what those changes should entail has, of course, been one of the hot-button issues of the […]
(MintPress) — One year ago, the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement captured the nation’s attention as a small group of protesters answered the call to confront economic injustice by physically occupying the financial center of the U.S. — Wall Street. The encampment quickly swelled, bringing together many Americans from the “99 percent” outraged by corporate excesses, rampant […]
(MintPress) — One year ago, the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement captured the nation’s attention as a small group of protesters answered the call to confront economic injustice by physically occupying the financial center of the U.S. — Wall Street. The encampment quickly swelled, bringing together many Americans from the “99 percent” outraged by corporate excesses, rampant […]
(MintPress) — A new report by the Global Commission on Elections, Democracy and Security cites the United States as a specific example in a report for having increasingly corrupt elections that have a growing reliance on outside political financing. The report indirectly hits at the oft-debated Citizens United ruling, which gives private corporations, unions and entities the freedom […]
(MintPress) — A new report by the Global Commission on Elections, Democracy and Security cites the United States as a specific example in a report for having increasingly corrupt elections that have a growing reliance on outside political financing. The report indirectly hits at the oft-debated Citizens United ruling, which gives private corporations, unions and entities the freedom […]
(Mint Press) — As tens of thousands of teachers take to the Chicago Streets in a sea of red, shutting down schools and causing interruptions within the city, the message they are attempting to send, not only to the Chicago Public School system, but to the nation seems to be getting lost in translation. Is […]
(Mint Press) — As tens of thousands of teachers take to the Chicago Streets in a sea of red, shutting down schools and causing interruptions within the city, the message they are attempting to send, not only to the Chicago Public School system, but to the nation seems to be getting lost in translation. Is […]
(MintPress) — James Ian Tyson, a North Carolina resident, was recently detained for questioning after he attended a peaceful protest outside the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. Tyson, was found to be on a “terrorist watchlist” despite only participating in peaceful protests during his work as an activist. Members of the Identity Project, a legal rights […]
(MintPress) — James Ian Tyson, a North Carolina resident, was recently detained for questioning after he attended a peaceful protest outside the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte. Tyson, was found to be on a “terrorist watchlist” despite only participating in peaceful protests during his work as an activist. Members of the Identity Project, a legal rights […]